Determine Whether the Given Value Is

question 35

Multiple Choice

Determine whether the given value is
-After taking the first exam, 15 of the students dropped the class.

• A) Parameter
• B) Statistic

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist known for his work in the development of the theory of connectionism and contributions to educational psychology.

Operant Conditioning

The procedure of influencing the level of a behavior by the use of positive reinforcement or negative sanctions.

Law Of Effect

A principle stating that responses followed by satisfactory outcomes become more likely to occur, and those followed by unsatisfactory outcomes become less likely.

Successive Approximations

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